{"id":2573890,"date":"2026-02-26T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-breakup-jasmine-crocketts-campaign-reportedly-calls-cops-on-cnn-escorts-another-reporter-out-of-rally\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:39:35","slug":"media-breakup-jasmine-crocketts-campaign-reportedly-calls-cops-on-cnn-escorts-another-reporter-out-of-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-breakup-jasmine-crocketts-campaign-reportedly-calls-cops-on-cnn-escorts-another-reporter-out-of-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Breakup: Jasmine Crockett&#8217;s Campaign Reportedly Calls Cops on CNN, Escorts Another Reporter Out of Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedia-breakup-jasmine-crocketts-campaign-reportedly-calls-cops-on-cnn-escorts-another-reporter-out-of-rally%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2573890&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece discusses Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-grip-over-the-gop-could-be-slipping-polls-show\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Grip Over The GOP Could Be Slipping, Polls Show\">high-stakes primary<\/a> against state Rep. james Talarico for the party\u2019s nomination to challenge Republican Sen. John Cornyn. It highlights Crockett\u2019s growing tension with the media, including reports that a reporter from The Atlantic was expelled from a campaign event and a CNN journalist was removed from a campaign office. The article contrasts Crockett\u2019s stance with that of her opponent, noting that Talarico received a boost from an interview on stephen Colbert, while Crockett says mainstream media never approached her for interviews. An Atlantic profile by Elaine Godfrey describes Crockett\u2019s aggressive, coarse campaigning style and a contentious incident with a staffer, which Crockett says is framed unfairly and that she faces racist attacks from the political left, including ads that allegedly darken her skin. the piece also captures reaction on social media and commentary from outlets like Fox News, illustrating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-prosecutor-on-trump-case-bought-flights-for-da-fani-willis-to-accompany-him-on-multiple-trips-court-filing\/\" title=\"Special Prosecutor facilitated DA Fani Willis&#039; travel on multiple trips: Court document\">contentious atmosphere surrounding<\/a> the race as the election draws near.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the fawning fades, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas has decided the media has become the enemy, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett is waging a high-intensity primary campaign against state Rep. James Talarico for the chance to be the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican John Cornyn. The election is on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>A new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/24\/2026\/texas-senate-candidate-jasmine-crockett-escalates-her-war-on-the-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a> said that a reporter from the liberal Atlantic magazine who did a profile on Crockett last year was kicked out of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-want-you-here-patriotic-texas-voter-gets-right-in-beto-orourkes-grill-and-gives-him-an-earful\/\" title=\"\u2018We Don\u2019t Want You Here\u2019: Patriotic ... Voter Gets Right In Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s Grill And Gives Him An Earful\">recent campaign event<\/a>, and that Crockett ensured a CNN journalist was booted from an office.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett&rsquo;s disenchantment with the media comes after Talarico was given a boost by an interview with Stephen Colbert. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/crockett-blasts-left-alleged-skin-darkening-ads-texas-senate-clash-heats-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Crockett was never approached for an interview by the mainstream media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic reporter Elaine Godfrey wrote a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2025\/07\/jasmine-crockett-democrats\/683652\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profile<\/a> of Crockett last year, although Crockett said she was &ldquo;shutting down the profile and revoking all provisions&rdquo; before the piece appeared in July.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Crockett has zero chance beating the Repubs in my opinion. And she is a racist. As I said my money and voice will go to other races where we might flip a seat.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Hutchins (@trimon29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trimon29\/status\/2027021013595111683?\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg said an Atlantic reporter was registered to attend an event, but was asked to leave and escorted away after asking questions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a democracy, elected officials answer questions from the press rather than hide from them,&rdquo; Goldberg said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is completely unacceptable behavior by Rep. Crockett and her team, and needs to be addressed immediately,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett&rsquo;s campaign called the Capitol Police to deal with CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere earlier in February, sources told Semafor.<\/p>\n<p>The sources said the campaign tossed a trespassing allegation at Dovere after he tried to enter a campaign office.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett remarked that she is facing racist attacks from the political left.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The thing that is not normal is for me to be attacked from the left,&rdquo; Crockett said, per Fox News. &ldquo;That is the new wild card in this scenario.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And you know, I look at this specifically as a civil rights lawyer, and I see when they&rsquo;re sending out ads and they&rsquo;re darkening my skin. And I&rsquo;m just like, I know what this is, right?&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;DID NOT THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN!<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jasmine Crockett is crying foul on her own party!<\/p>\n<p>Claims they&rsquo;re &ldquo;darkening her skin&rdquo; in attack ads while she runs for Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ultimate race card backfire&#038;mdash<\/a>;Democrats turning on each other like never before!<\/p>\n<p>Is this the beginning&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IV2kYmC6zn\">pic.twitter.com\/IV2kYmC6zn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ashley (TeamTrump47) (@TeamTrump47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTrump47\/status\/2025007230647762987?\">February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Crockett did not say which ads she was referencing or who had altered images of her.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlantic profile written by Godfrey said Crockett was using &ldquo;coarser, insult-comedy-style attacks&rdquo; on her opponents, saying she was &ldquo;testing out the coarse style of politics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The piece indicated she could be rough on her staff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During our interview at the Waldorf, she dialed up a staffer in D.C. in front of me and scolded him for an unclear note on her schedule. Another time, in the car, after an aide brought Crockett a paper bag full of food from a fundraiser, she peered inside, scrunched her nose, and said, &lsquo;This looks like crap,&rsquo;&rdquo; the piece said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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James Talarico for the chance to take on Sen. John Cornyn, she\u2019s become increasingly antagonistic toward the media. A Semafor report cites two incidents: an Atlantic reporter covering Crockett was asked to leave a campaign event, and a CNN journalist was escorted out of a campaign office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The pushback against the press comes after Talarico gained a boost from a Stephen Colbert interview, while Crockett\u2019s team says she wasn\u2019t approached for interviews by major outlets. Atlantic writer Elaine Godfrey had produced a profile of Crockett last year, but Crockett says she shut it down before publication.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article also notes reaction from critics and observers, including a tweet from a conservative commenter who said Crockett has little chance and even accused her of racism. Atlantic Editor Jeffrey Goldberg is quoted saying a reporter was asked to leave an event and noting that elected officials should answer questions from the press.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Separately, Crockett\u2019s campaign reportedly called Capitol Police to handle a CNN reporter who tried to enter a campaign office, alleging trespassing. Crockett has claimed she faces racist attacks from the political left and has framed some ad tactics\u2014specifically images that darken her skin\u2014as part of a civil rights issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Atlantic profile described Crockett as using a coarse, attack\u2011style approach and noted some staff\u2011related tensions, including an instance where she scolded a staffer over a scheduling note and another where she criticized a fundraising\u2011related item in front of a reporter.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the piece portrays Crockett as increasingly combative with the media during a heated primary, cites specific incidents involving reporters, and notes surrounding commentary about her campaign style and the broader dynamics of press access and accountability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4087,50623,74634,74635,4433],"class_list":["post-2573890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign","tag-cnn-2","tag-jasminecrockett","tag-media-breakup","tag-rally"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573890"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573893,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573890\/revisions\/2573893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}